Mike Scioscia isn’t interested in hearing about the famed “mystique” of Yankee Stadium.

He didn’t go as far as Curt Schilling did when the right-hander, then with the Diamondbacks, likened the word to a showgirl, but the Angels’ manager let it be known it’s not the Stadium that’s the problem with playing in The Bronx. It’s the Yankees.

“The Yankee mystique is that they play the right way and that they’re talented,” Scioscia said last night at the Stadium before the ALDS resumes tonight with the series tied 1-1. “It’s not about the Stadium, it’s about playing the Yankees.”

Over the years, few teams have been better about not being intimidated by the Bombers or their fans than the Angels. The teams split the six regular season games they played here this season. They also went 1-1 the last time the Angels and Yankees met in the ALDS three years ago. The Halos won that series on their way to a World Series title.

That’s why the manager isn’t worried about his team folding under the bright lights.

“It’s a great place,” Scioscia said. “They’re excited to come here. They love this field.”

He did admit it is a different kind of place to play, but he emphasized that was due mostly to who was in uniform than anything else.

“It’s electric,” Scioscia said of the atmosphere. “But it’s the nine guys on the field [that make the difference].”

Still, Scioscia will be able to point to his team’s relative success here lately as a reason to remain confident, even with the Yankees throwing Randy Johnson tonight.

“It’s not easy,” Scioscia said. “We’ve won our share here, but by no means has there been any kind of dominance.”

Scioscia added that with the lefty Johnson going, there will likely be some lineup changes. Steve Finley is expected to be out, but Scioscia wants to keep first baseman Darin Erstad and second baseman Adam Kennedy – both lefties – in the lineup because of their strong defensive presence.